THURSDAY | October 10, 2024
6:45 AM – 7:30 AM (Courtyard)
Sunrise Yoga
Sponsored by K. Patel Phyto Extractions Pvt. Ltd.
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM (Imperial Registration)
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 8:50 AM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
Networking Breakfast
8:50 AM – 9:00 AM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
Welcome
Bruce Brown, VP of Supplements in North America, Kerry
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
FDA's Oversight
Jim Jones, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, U.S. Food & Drug Administration
9:50 AM – 9:55 AM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
Dietary Supplements Are Regulated
Jeff Ventura, Vice President, Communications, Council for Responsible Nutrition
9:55 AM – 10:00 AM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
Financial Report
Chris Reid, Chief Legal Officer, Plexus Worldwide
10:00 AM – 10:05 AM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
Vitamin & Mineral Safety Chapter Updates
Andrea Wong, Senior Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition
10:05 AM – 10:10 AM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
Audit Report
10:10 AM – 10:20 AM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
Responsible is Our Middle Name—Celebrating Self-Regulation
Craig Muckle, Senior Director, Communications, Council for Responsible Nutrition
10:20 AM – 10:45 AM (Imperial Ballroom CD)
Networking Break
Sponsored by GRMA
10:45 AM – 10:55 AM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
CRN Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements—2024 Highlights
Jeff Ventura, Vice President, Communications, Council for Responsible Nutrition
10:55 AM – 11:15 AM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
Board of Directors Chair Address
Tara Martin, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Nutrawise Health & Beauty
11:15 AM – 11:25 AM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
Access Initiative
Ariana Gordillo De Vivero, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
11:25 AM – 11:30 AM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
Trailblazing Woman Award Presentation
Gretchen Powers, Vice President, Marketing & Member Experience, Council for Responsible Nutrition
Pelin Thorogood, Cofounder & Executive Chairwoman, Radicle Science
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
The View from the Corner Office
Gale Bensussen, Chief Executive Officer, Doctor’s Best
Jim Brown, President & CEO, USANA Health Sciences, Inc.
Sherry Duff, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing & Technology Officer, Innophos
Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition
12:20 PM – 1:30 PM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
Networking Lunch
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
The Future of AI in Your Industry
Noelle Russell, Leading AI Innovator & Practitioner; Founder & Chief AI Officer, AI Leadership Institute
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM (Imperial Ballroom CD)
Applying AI Technologies to the Dietary Supplement Industry
Akash Shah, Co-Founder/CEO, IngredientAI
Jim Flatt, Co-founder & CEO, Brightseed
Pelin Thorogood, Cofounder & Executive Chairwoman, Radicle Science
Noelle Russell, Leading AI Innovator & Practitioner; Founder & Chief AI Officer, AI Leadership Institute
Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition
3:30 PM – 3:50 PM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
Networking Break
3:50 PM – 4:45 PM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
Retailer Standards: The Last Gatekeepers to Our Consumers
Allyn Shultis, Executive Director, GRMA
Erin McKinney, Principal Technical Manager, NSF
Lisa Brines, Ph.D., Senior Compliance Manager, Amazon
Megan Olsen, J.D., Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Council for Responsible Nutrition
4:45 PM – 4:50 PM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
First Day Wrap-up & Announcements
Bruce Brown, VP of Supplements in North America, Kerry
7:30 PM – 10:00 PM (Oak Room)
‘GAME ON!’ Networking Reception
FRIDAY | October 11, 2024
6:15 AM – 7:30 AM (Imperial Registration)
Fun Run & Walk
Sponsored by Kyowa Hakko
7:30 AM – 12:00 PM (Imperial Registration)
Registration Open
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
Plated Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
Navigating the News Cycle – Making Sense of the Headlines
Chris Cillizza, Popular Political Analyst, Former CNN Politics Reporter and Editor-at-Large
10:10 AM – 10:20 AM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
President's Address
Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition
10:20 AM – 11:50 AM (Imperial Ballroom CD)
Personalized Nutrition
Ali Mostashari, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, LifeNome Inc
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
Networking Break
11:10 AM – 12:10 PM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
DSHEA: What’s Working, What’s Not, and How to Fix It
Barry Ritz, Vice President and Head of U.S. Regulatory & Science, Nestlé Health Science
Cara Welch, Director of the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Christine Burdick-Bell, EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Pharmavite
Megan Olsen, J.D., Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Council for Responsible Nutrition
12:10 PM – 1:30 PM (Imperial Ballroom AB)
Networking Lunch & Discussion Tables
1:30 PM
Conference Adjourns